Unless you have a perfect job in a perfect company full of perfect people, you are likely looking to move forward. Whether your goal is a promotion, a total career change, or taking over the world, taking the following steps ensure constant advancement.

1. Learn Something New Every Day

The world is full of information, questions, experiences, theories, and answers — so why not fill your mind with as many of them as you can?

How It Helps: Intentionally learning something new every day keeps your mind sharp, while deepening your knowledge on many subjects. It also inspires you to stay open to new ideas resulting in more creativity at work.

2. Talk to Someone New Every Day

Not everyone likes talking, but speaking with at least one person a day never hurt anyone — even the most introverted came through with a 100% survival rate in every study.

How To Do It: Say hello or just jump right in — no one ever said you had to have “normal” conversations. Ask a question and listen to the answer — you can ask each person a different question, ask a new question every day, or ask the same question to every person, every day. Say “thank you” and move along — whether you have a 30-second exchange or a 3-hour conversation, the important thing is to open the door for interaction.

How It Helps: Not only does talking to new people teach you new things, it also opens the door for important new connections and keeps your communication skills sharp.

3. Try Something New Every Day

Taking a step out of the comfortable routine into the unknown may seem dangerous or at least intimidating — you just never know how hazelnut will taste in coffee unless you try.

How To Do It: The most important step in trying new things is letting go of the fear. Unknown or misunderstood topics, people, or activities intimidate even the most adventurous, but you will find that the more new experiences you survive, the more comfortable you become with the unknown.

How It Helps: This is a bit of a wildcard — you simply never know what will happen. Meaning that there is no limit on the potential for positive results. You might find a new passion in life or stumble on a revolutionary way of solving an age-old issue.

Conclusion

You get the idea — personal and professional growth come from stepping out of the ordinary into the unknown, whether the unknown is knowledge, other people, or any other new aspect of life. So take the steps, you just never know where they will take you. And that is the best part.

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Recent research[1] has shown that 82% of managers and executives say that their work/life balance is not only under control, but they are also satisfied with it. This is quite an improvement from 2-3 years ago, when work/life balance was a buzz word for everyone from medical professionals to life coaches. We have one pretty big reason for this change: a shift in perspectives.

How can you and the upper management at your organization capitalize on this trend of increased quality and production and the lower stress levels that accompany it? By deciding what work/life balance means to you. Some people consider a great equilibrium between their job and home by making sure they leave the office at 6p.m. on the dot. Others do it by working as many week hours as possible, but completely unplugging their phone, laptop, and tablet on the weekends. By figuring out what would make YOU feel balanced, you can improve your satisfaction with your home life and work life without sacrificing the bottom line or not meeting the necessary numbers.

In some other countries (not that we will see this any time soon in the US), they have managed to stabilize a work/life balance by giving both their employees and themselves a full month of vacation to use every year, unlimited sick days, 2-hour lunches every work day, or having a maximum 32 hours in a work week. The results from any of these practices have been significant – employee stress and unhappiness has decreased steadily while employee production, sales numbers, number of future employees to be hired, and the quality of life for the current employees are all on a steady rise

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One of the pernicious effects of cardiovascular disease is that it creates scar tissue on the heart, which in turn disrupts normal pumping of a person’s blood, a phenomenon that can lead to heart failure due to cardiovascular disease. However, according to News Medical Net, a researcher at the University of Texas Southwest Medical Center may have found a way to address this problem using a cancer drug.

Dr. Lawrence Lum, Associate Professor of Cell Biology, was working on a drug that would target a molecule that promotes tissue regeneration, which can contribute to the growth of cancer tumors. The so-called Porcupine enzyme is essential for the operation of this molecule. Lurn and his team noticed something strange about a porcupine enzyme inhibitor they had developed in that it caused the number of dividing heart muscle cells to increase. The inhibitor could be used for regeneration of heart muscles after a heart attack, avoiding much of the scarring that takes place.

To test the theory, Lurn induced heart attacks in mice and then treated them with the inhibitor. Not only did normal heart action return far more than would ordinarily be the case, but scarring was decreased as well. The inhibitor would only have to be used for a short time, thus lessening any side effects.

The next step for the development of the heart regeneration drug will be to go into clinical trials which Lurn hopes will occur within the next year or so. If and when the inhibitor becomes available in a clinical setting, deaths from heart failure could be vastly diminished even for those patients who have suffered heart attacks.

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Summer is on its way; there are a million things you want to do, other than work. For anyone, from management to the C-suite, it can be difficult to stay motivated. After all, you are expected to motivate and encourage your team through their periods of demotivation. I’ve come up with a few ideas. They aren’t revolutionary, but I do hope you will find them —motivating.

Love Your Work

Loving your job is not only “nice-to-have”, rather it is essential to our overall well-being. After all, the workplace is the where we spend most our waking hours. Being unhappy at work leads to being unhappy at home, which is pervasive in our society. At some point in our lives, we have all worked at a job that we didn’t necessarily enjoy. It paid the bills and kept you busy but could you imagine spending the rest of your life there? Being at a job that you don’t love can not affect you both mentally and physically, and it can also impact the company that you work for.

Believe in What You Do

In today’s cynical world, it is a great feeling to believe that what you do is changing other’s lives for the better. Entire companies are founded on this principle alone. It is also one of the driving factors behind Millennial recruitment. The opportunity to do good doesn’t end at the office; studies show that companies who engage the community around them are growing at faster rates and enjoying higher job satisfaction scores than companies who are not as altruistic and involved.

Make People Proud

Be the kind of boss that your employees are proud to work for. Create a culture that your employees are proud to call their own. Also, find pride in your team. Acknowledge their contributions and let them know you are proud of their accomplishments, as well.

Focus on the Big Picture

When the day-to-day is too mundane or repetitive, it can be very demotivating. By focusing on the big picture goals you, your team, or your company have set, you can find the motivation you need to lead.

Staying motivated in today’s business environment can be difficult. Yes, there will always be times you’ll lose heart, get busy, or become tired. But when you take responsibility for motivating yourself and others, you are better able to lead, inspire, reach your goals and leave a mark. What is more motivating than that?

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It turns out; our mothers may have been onto something when they said, “you are going to give me a heart attack.” Data from the Interheart study is supportive of the theory that you can significantly increase the risk of a cardiac event like AMI, simply by experiencing anger or emotional upset of any kind.

There has always been anecdotal evidence that suggests stress contributes to the onset of AMI. However, there has never been a study of note that sought to determine the range of emotions capable and to solidify once and for all that you can indeed “give yourself a heart attack.” Other questions posed in this study were whether extreme physical activity could also be a trigger for AMI in susceptible patients.

About the Study

The case-controlled global study evaluated data from 12,461 cases of patients diagnosed with their first AMI. Results were filtered for those patients who admitted experiencing a triggering event, not more than one hour before the onset of symptoms. The cases were then sorted into groups according to the emotional or exertional trigger. The findings were:

6% of AMI patients who had recently engaged in intense physical activity were at a 7.7% greater risk of AMI.

% were either angry or emotional showed an increase in cardiac events by 8.5%.

The overlapping group of patients experiencing both did show a further increased risk.

The study concluded with the determination that patients experiencing physical exertion, extreme emotional lability, or both exhibited a higher risk for first AMI, regardless of gender, race, age, or other effect modifiers.

Recommendations for the General Population

Since the study only included patients with a first AMI, it is important to apply the findings to the general population. The study author advises that going forward; doctors should inform their patients about the potential risk that emotional extremes pose. Patients should be urged to minimize exposure to emotional triggers and have solid strategies in place to help them cope more effectively with their anger, should it occur.

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